FIRST IMPRESSIONS of MONTREAL! 🇨🇦 (Montréal Travel Guide + Best Neighborhoods)

[@ONWorldTravel]

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[@JesuisIamEstoyyoSonoIoIchbin]

lol! Please

[@jdbankshot]

greetings from montreal!!! great job, guys!! however, you don't go to wilensky's for smoked meat, you go to schwartz'.

[@michaelmaloley]

First off the brutal winters you refer to are also enchanting, magical, and refreshing!

[@bellybutthole69]

Enchanting for the first week. then it's christmas time so you don't think about it, but then end of January/February you get into a "All right I'm done with this garbage" mood. And then the days starts getting longer, you get through the "snow is melting but it's all brown" season , followed by "screw you it's still winter here's some snow again!" season. Finally somewhere in April/May there will be one magical day where there is no snow, it's around 15 degrees and the whole city emerge from it's stupor and everybody is outside, on the padeos enjoying a beer, walking in the parks and all that. The brutal winters makes the summer just that much more enjoyable :)

[@gabrielb.langlois2275]

A lot of people who have not experience the winter here imagine that it's only brutal and painful... and I mean, it can be at times, but it's also incredibly cozy and comforting in a way.

[@bokusatchi3579]

@@gabrielb.langlois2275 Winters in Montreal are nice and cozy indeed, except for these mid-season icing rains, you don't suffer at all ... since I live in a secluded place of the Laurentides it's way different, yes it's brutal and painful here, and ure sometimes stuck at home for days with a shaky power supply, waiting for the snow plow to pass by, but once ure organized and have enough food and wood to burn ... I ended up loving it too :)

[@jopay142]

And we're not even talking about Igloofest, where we can heat up to the sound of great music! 😄

[@frostxr]

And more quiet

[@SurnaturalM]

I lived in Russia, Ekaterinburg and Cheliabinsk and it was colder, but in Montréal, with the humidity, it feel like the cold have a personal grudge against you.

[@michaeldowson6988]

I'm in the much milder city of Vancouver, but the winter days can have 100% humidity, and the chill seems to get right into your spine.

[@stimannzz]

That humidex factor in Montreal sucks the heat out of you.

[@TomHuston43]

Montreal's cold humidity reminds me very much of Leningrad (St Petersburg).

[@nicolasgarney]

montreal is not that cold,its located in southern canada and close to boston its not much colder than boston and new york cause its only a few hours north of them now northern canada way too cold i can tell u that much

[@ONWorldTravel]

😂

[@jdbankshot]

that gigantic mural of leonard cohen is incredible! @14:45

[@countchoculitis1528]

He was from Montreal.

[@carolgagne9346]

Yes! I lived in MTL in different periods but never saw it. Create discovery.

[@ONWorldTravel]

It’s pretty cool!

[@Sergesouszero]

Nathan, your pronunciation of french names is perfect! 👍

[@PauldiTomasso]

Well done and I say that as someone who has lived in Montreal all my life! One correction though, Wilensky's does not serve smoked meat, they serve bologna sandwhiches which are delicious!

[@christianjlevesque]

I was going to mention that. 😃

[@TomHuston43]

The video did not mention Schwartz's Deli - "World Famous Montreal Smoked Meat" on the St Lawrence "Main." At this time it is owned by Celine Dion. Schwartz's has been in a decades long competition for best smoked meat/pastrami with Katz's Deli (Manhattan) in the world. {"I'll have what she's having".)

[@jreed5795]

Wow what a cool city and your video was outstanding! I lived in Michigan for 25+ years and never made it to Montreal however you’ve definitely given me a reason to go visit now. Thanks guys for another epic vid. Love y’all and safe travels 😊

[@tonystark341]

Come in the summer time, you gonna like !

[@OnnSight]

as someone who lives in Montréal i really appreciate the intro you did such a well resumed idea of the city in the summer 😀👌

[@detourdocs]

As a former Montrealer, this is an excellent summary of the ideal places to visit in the city. Best time to visit is indeed during summer because Montreal in winter can get rough.

[@ONWorldTravel]

Thanks a lot! All the best and safe travels!

[@Biscuits514]

Glad you enjoyed yourselves in the city I call home. It has so much to offer, good on you for exploring so much! you must've been exhausted. Thank you for all the kind words and for sharing your experience with the world

[@ONWorldTravel]

Thanks! It was a whirlwind tour, we absolutely loved it.

[@TimothyGauen]

I really love the way you have settled into filming and editing your videos. More and more enjoyable every week. AND Montreal should be sending you a little something something for this video... really makes me want to go.

[@ONWorldTravel]

Thanks so much, this means a lot! We’re always trying to improve! All the best!

[@RetirementTravelers]

Awesome vlog! We lived an hour away for several years and loved Montreal (and Ottawa and Quebec)! Happy Journeys!

[@peterdaigle4772]

Montreal is fantastic! My wife and i did a Wednesday to Monday F1 trip last year (our first race) and absolutely loved it. Transportation is near perfect, food & beverage always top shelf and always involves a visit to Schwartz's. We live in Nova Scotia, so it's only an hour and a half flight for us. Definitely has a European vibe. Never a disappointment

[@philippek8520]

Thank you for showcasing the amazing parts of our city and culture ! Hope you had an amazing time in Montréal :)

[@ONWorldTravel]

Thanks for the kind words! We loved exploring your city and we definitely plan to come back. 😄

[@walkingcatmom]

Such a unique perspective on this destination. You made it feel so special! 🏛✨

[@ONWorldTravel]

Thanks a lot!

[@pierre-huguesdorais3509]

Merci pour la belle image de ma ville 😊

[@tonystark341]

Montreal is a amazing city, in the summer time !

[@razzinsky]

You did us all justice you two lovely folks. Cheers! By the end of the vid, realized I actually do love my city even with all the usual strife's we have living in any metropolis. Appreciate you both and kudos. I might just take another proper bixi ride this coming summer.

[@ONWorldTravel]

We are so glad you enjoyed it! We loved Montreal.

[@juanbohorquez3354]

Montreal summers are the best...my favorites are Jazz Festival and Mount-Royal park

[@ONWorldTravel]

It’s such a vibe! 🔥

[@Abhishek_Satasiya]

One of the best videos on Montreal !! 🧡

[@PDL7171]

Thanks for you highlight of our city. I have to mention though that though some of us only wait for summer, I would say more than half the population practices winter sports and are enjoying winter through skiing, skating, playing hockey, snow shoeing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, snow trekking, etc. I know, that’s a lot of snowing….

[@FrancoisBert]

I’m a Greeter here in Montreal, I take visitors on informal visits of different neighbourhhods and I commend you on your video and descriptions. It’s not easy to describe this vibrant and diverse city, the french metropolis of North America … because there are so many looks. But you did a great job, well researched. I have three builds for you if you return: try to spend more time in Old Montreal … it’s historic! The 19th century in Canada belonged to Montreal and many buildings relate that history. Also please spend more time in the many beautiful squares that we have such as square Dorchester, square Victoria, square St-Louis, etc. And finally a visit of the Golden square Mile, around McGill University is a must. Félicitations also on your french prononciation 👍⚜️

[@shilam]

Such a great city, really unlike any other.

[@hoangvu220]

Amazing city! Never knew it was so pretty and ... French! Must visit one of these days. The food looks fantastic! Foodie trips is my thing. Thanks for the vid. Outstanding scenery. Must go there for the Jazz Festival.

[@jdbankshot]

you can live in certain montreal neighborhoods speaking just english, never need to learn french... something that the nationalist separatists absolutely hate to hear.

[@Versat1l]

​@@jdbankshotyou will be hated for doing it, and your life will become harder

[@smashmusique]

@@jdbankshot I mean, imagine living in your country, and over the years your city speaks more and more spanish( or something different than your mother's tongue) Now someone says you can live in certain neighborhoods speaking just spanish, how would you feel?

[@jdbankshot]

@@smashmusique what? first of all, get your shit straight... "now someone says you can live in certain neighborhoods speaking just spanish, how would you feel?" what? improve your english, parce'que j'ai aucune idee qu'est que tu dis. if you're trying to say that quebec is a country, mange d'la marde.

[@jdbankshot]

@@smashmusique the country is canada. english first, french second, tons of other languages and cultures all over the nation, ok? quebec is a bi-lingual province, french speaking majority, but over one million english speaking quebecers, mostly in & around montreal. these are facts. english/anglophone quebecers are treated like second-class citizens. there is a concerted effort to limit (eliminate) services in english in this province, whether medical, judicial, political, or just simple social interactions with random businesses. the english language is portrayed as "evil" by the french separatist movement. there are laws, actual laws, to ban anything english! it's soft fascism.

[@DavidSimon-e2n]

I love Montreal beautiful city and beautiful people

[@Ronan1701]

Montrealer here, excellent job guys.

[@zabrado4103]

Merci !

[@SC-vo7cg]

Montrealer here. You did are really good job.

[@smashmusique]

There's almost more immigrants now than local french people, which pushes them away. Now it's too multicultural and english. it's sad because the québéc culture is slowly ( rapidly ) disappearing. if every places becomes ''internationnal'' like this, there's no originality. I think people want to travel to see a unique different culture. You did a good job, but i wish you would have explored the french culture more, talk to some persons maybe?

[@zabrado4103]

merci !

[@Elouwise]

@@smashmusique montreal has always been multicultural.....

[@smashmusique]

@@Elouwise False. Do you think everywhere in the world has always been multicultural? there's different degrees of multiculturalism. When the level of immigration is low, people adapt to the environment, so there's not multiple cultures.

[@Elouwise]

@@smashmusique non, « not everywhere has always been multicultural », mais un territoire vierge (sans parler des autochtones) qui cherchait à être colonisé a toujours été multiculturel ! sans la bi-culture québécoise des anglophones et francophones de 1760, les francophones auraient simplement fondé une France 2.0. c’est la conquête qui nous a permit de créer notre propre culture en guise de rebellion (La chasse-galerie, les chants traditionnels, les légendes, etc.) au 19e siècle, montréal a vu une vague d’immigration provenant de l’irlande, de l’écosse et du royaume-uni. ils ont participé à la construction de plein d’infrastructures et contribués à l’essor de la ville. les influences folkloriques de l’irlande et de l’écosse ont même faconnées le fameux rigodon québécois qu’on connaît aujourd’hui. au 20e siècle, c’est l’immigration des juifs, italiens, grecs, haïtiens, libanais, et des chinois. keep in mind que nos famous smoked-meat et bagels montréalais proviennent de la culture juive ;-) et que sans l’immigration de ces communautés, les quartiers touristiques tels que le quartier chinois et la petite-italie n’existeraient pas. tous ces exemples démontrent que la culture montréalaise repose sur le multiculturalisme passé, et qu’au contraire d’avoir dilué cette dite culture, le multiculturalisme l’a enrichie. c’est particulièrement hypocrite d’utiliser l’argument que les touristes veuillent visiter « a unique different culture » quand notre culture à nous est originale GRÂCE à l’immigration du passé. tous les pays du monde évolue avec l’ère actuelle. moi aussi j’aimerais visiter un pays où la culture est restée telle qu’elle, mais ca serait malhonnête de visiter le japon en s’attendant à voir des samuraï ;-)

[@eggpoutine]

Wilensky’s smoked meat?!!! We are famous for our “Wilensky's Special®”. Invented by Moe Wilensky, its beauty is in its simplicity: all-beef salami with all-beef baloney grilled to mouth-watering perfection on a tasty roll with a hint of mustard. And it’s served piping hot and lightning fast!

[@BrianBaileyedtech]

Great video about a city I grew up loving and I actually lived there for a few months during the Pandemic - best city in Canada. Hands down.

[@ONWorldTravel]

We definitely agree, Montreal was amazing!

[@simonlemay2298]

13:05 dude walking is a famous comedian in Montréal lol

[@sigouinfb]

As a Montrealer since 1997 I have one piece of advice for you... visit Montreal in 1997, it was awesome! Now it's pretty much an orange traffic cone forest with crumbling infrastructure!

[@mugen83v]

Orange is our favorite color in montreal

[@dez7800]

Great video! Just one thing though, at 3:54, you show the Town of Mount Royal (not actually part of the city of Montreal) and not the street. The Mont-Royal Avenue is in the Plateau Mont-Royal neighborhood in cyan!

[@danf8047]

Montrealar - I hate staying here in the winter this is like 6 months but I wouldn't wanna go anywhere in the summer, this is my city and it's awesome!

[@jdbankshot]

c'mon, winter is december, january, february, & half of march, not 6 full months.

[@danf8047]

@@jdbankshot I count mid November up to mid April, if I have to wear a parka it's winter :)

[@jdbankshot]

@@danf8047 you gotta grow a pair! man up! just fkn witchyu, stay warm!

[@troubadoursjest]

Great vid! But We have the City of Montreal, the region of Greater Montreal, The Mont-Royal (mountain), Mont-Royal Avenue (in Plateau), and the Burrough of Mont-royal, ha! You got the layout wrong at 3:50, but everything else was great :)

[@sylvainlafreniere]

In 15 minutes, you showed the essential of my native town. Might have missed some spot, but this is normal

[@ONWorldTravel]

We did our best to cover the highlights, thanks for watching!

[@sylvainlafreniere]

@@ONWorldTravel You don't talk about museum, sports club, sports equipment, The french aren't really represented, English far too much. The real cuisine highlights are the french. For one student at the ITHQ 25 goes are french . You didn't really want to deal with french with your best, I won't accuse, but it is xenophobic without knowing. I am fed up, you are not the only one, and now I find those visitors lazy.

[@johnbaker5828]

I'm glad you showed the Lachine canal bike path. I moved away from Montreal recently, and using the bike paths is the thing I miss most. I found that particular path way too congested on weekends to really enjoy. There were always options to bike off the beaten path or even across rivers to quieter suburbs if you were really adventurous and had the time and stamina.

[@ONWorldTravel]

It was one of our favorite things we did! Thanks!

[@shilam]

AS a former Montrealer, I’m truly impressed with all of the neighbourhoods you visited! And the French pronunciation was really good.

[@VladislavBabbitt]

Is Montreal the Paris of the North?

[@dougmighton882]

I think that is Saskatoon! 😊

[@VladislavBabbitt]

@@dougmighton882 LOL

[@VladislavBabbitt]

Parles-tu vraiment le français?

[@taylorwolzen804]

your guys' videos always make me hungry 😂 dear god get me some poutine asap

[@kathyline11]

Always great videos!

[@ONWorldTravel]

Thanks a lot! Cheers!

[@FrancoisV313]

Good review and pretty good French pronunciation.

[@ONWorldTravel]

Merci beaucoup! 😄

[@ValCaPoNe]

Montrealer here, your accent is 👌 . Do you speak french? Cause wow! If not, You should, youre a natural!

[@ONWorldTravel]

Haha thanks! I do also speak French because I grew up part of my life there

[@Qc_gambler]

3:53 The neighborhood you're referencing here is the town of Mount Royal. It is on the island of montreal, but it is not part of the city of montreal. If you're staying on Avenue Mont-royal, you're staying on the plateau.

[@countchoculitis1528]

4:18 "Alright we have a detour here..." As a Montrealer I felt that 🚧 🤣 BTW YOU BOTH SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER CYCLING WITH HELMETS ON.

[@JeremiahHayes-Filmmaker]

I’m a Montrealer, and I loved your video! One correction though, you can not get smoked meat sandwiches at Wilensky’s!

[@ONWorldTravel]

You’re right, I mixed up the names of the two sandwich spots we tried

[@oliviermekhael4526]

Great video ! 👏👏🙏🙏

[@ONWorldTravel]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊

[@claudelalonde1732]

I live in Montréal, I love travel but never in summer, because it is great just to go out in the neighborhoods.

[@davidd166]

I don't know, I was there in March in a blizzard infested long weekend and the street and bike activity was well represented

[@bea_moon]

Thanks again. ❤✌️

[@ONWorldTravel]

Thanks a lot Bea, appreciate your support!

[@marc-andregirard1728]

Thank you for mentioning that poutine is a Quebec meal!

[@sinansn6499]

Thank you for sharing

[@ONWorldTravel]

Our pleasure, we loved it! 🤘🏽

[@BalTaZar067]

Lifelong montrealer here, you’re absolutely right, it’s a beautiful multicultural vibrant city which offers all kinds of experience, even I keep discovering new things in my city at 44 years old. But the whole green movement with all the bicycle lanes, and pedestrian streets, and all those efforts the eliminate vehicles off the streets… could people get back to reality!? There are things that need to be done to maintain the state of the city, to ensure safety for everyone… there are workers like carpenters, plumbers, electricians, etc… that require heavy equipements, and a truck, and now it’s getting complicated, and more expensive to do their jobs! Even worse, every seconds count when there is an emergency, and when a fire truck, or an ambulance has to go down 2 or 3 blocks further down the street to get to his emergency because existing streets are shut down to cars for ease of walking for tourists and shoppers, that is absurd!! Who’s going to loose his life when an ambulance took 75 seconds too long to get to you because it couldn’t turn on that pedestrian street? Let’s use common sense people, a street is a street and it was made for a purpose, let’s educate ourselves and the irresponsibles out there to use each pathways for what they were meant, streets = motorized vehicles sidewalks = pedestrians bike lanes = bicycles And there should be no concept of "lane sharing"! It is mind boggling to me that people keep wanting to bike in the middle of a street with passing cars… what if an old man as an heart attack while driving, and runs over a family that is just casually out for a chill bike ride? It’s certainly not the old man’s fault, but there will be a mourning family no matter what! What if it’s a mechanical issue and the car can’t stop because of worn out brakes, still a tragedy could occur, even if the driver has all the best intentions in the world and he’s pressing as hard as he can on the brake pedal! Through out the years, we’ve had numbers of dead cyclists in the Montreal area, with cars, heavy trucks, trailers… sometimes it was clearly the drivers fault by making a questionable move, and some other times it’s the cyclist who’s being irresponsible and puting himself in a dangerous position, but in 100% of cases, a person sitting on a bicycle has literally -1000% chance of survival against a 2000 -4000 lbs rolling metal box! Let’s use common sense people I’ve seen enough situation with my own eyes that could’ve cost somebody’s life involving a cyclist in the middle of a street that, like we say in French : "Ça prend pas la tête à Papineau" to understand that even though it’s based on good intentions, it’s a bad idea, it’s a dangerous idea. If you read it this far, thank you! You are probably one who shares this mindset, 👍🏻

[@juanmacias5922]

9:02 best way to deal with the housing crisis is to provide shelter as a human right. Vienna, Austria is a great example of what social housing should be.

[@sebastienlaporte3427]

Get rid of illigal immigrants and asylum seekers IS the best way to deal with the housing crisis.

[@VladislavBabbitt]

I hear that Montreal is the Paris of the North? And that it is a great place to learn French? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!

[@vlblais]

Thank you for this gorgeous tribute to our city! ... secret tip, if you want to sound like a local, it's actually pronounced "Muntreal" ;)

[@ONWorldTravel]

Good to know! Thanks!

[@EUC_Quebec]

I am from Montrreal, I stumbled onto your video purely by chance. I must say you really captured the city very well, right down to the special food spots. Well done ! PS. If I may offer one piece of constructive criticism, you should absolutely look into wind protection for your microphone. Wind noise is very distracting cna can be eliminated by furry wind muffs that wither slip onto your microphone or stick onto your camera on the microphone hole. Cheers !

[@ONWorldTravel]

Thanks! I really appreciate your feedback, we’ll definitely try to get some wind protection!

[@AlainSylvestre]

very good

[@ONWorldTravel]

Thanks!

[@elijahtk3893]

As an English speaking African I'd like to visit Montreal too as I can at least speak a little bit of French, I love French life.

[@ONWorldTravel]

It’s a great city, speaking French will be so helpful and give you the full experience!

[@kkkkyyyyy-h3o]

Do not worry for language. English is widely used in our incredible, beautiful province and people are nice beyond imagination.

[@jdavidblais]

African is a language ?

[@aaronmoses6085]

@@jdavidblais He is an African who speaks English, not an English who speaks African. ''English speaking'' is the adjective, ''African'' is the noun.

[@brendasestito3186]

Great vlog! Love Montreal, and Quebec! Love when Olivia does "the floss", lol ..Nate, didn't see your "food face"!! Y'all need to come to Toronto! We have poutine, Little Italy, Chinatown, Kensington Market, Casa Loma, CN Tower, the Aquarium, Sweet Jesus ice cream....Hop On Hop Off, The Distillery, Eaton Centre, breweries, Terminal 3 Cafe.....tons, tons, tons! Come see! Looking forward to the next one!!💛

[@ONWorldTravel]

Haha thanks for watching! Will have to check out Toronto at some point too, it wasn’t too far away! All those places sound awesome, thanks for all then recommendations! All the best!

[@CJBronco2]

@@ONWorldTravel are you guys completely done with RV camping?

[@Particulator]

Little factoid about outdoor spiraling staircases. They are built outside for the economy of energy made by not keeping useless space warm in the winter.

[@ONWorldTravel]

Interesting fact! I hadn't thought about that, good point!

[@SurnaturalM]

6:11 This castle looking place is a pumping station believe it or not.

[@oliviermekhael4526]

I never leave my igloo during winter

[@gitakiss5801]

So cool to see my home featured like this

[@ONWorldTravel]

We loved it! All the best, thanks for watching!

[@jeanrobillard8630]

Nope!, we do not heat with woodstoves in Montréal (their usage is rightly forbidden for good environemental reasons: they produce and contribute to smog), and nope! we do not hibernate (what is this anyway?). The city and its people are active in winter and there is a lot you can do outside and inside. Winter is a beautiful season for one who gets to learn how to appreciate it. There is no bad weather, only bad garments.

[@ONWorldTravel]

Well said

[@plantguy240]

Your map at 3:54 unfortunately points to Town de Mont Royal, not Mont Royal Avenue. Just wanted to point that out!

[@melantorja]

EXCUSE ME. the smoked meat place is Schawrtz

[@alexanderhejnowich7447]

I live in one of the circular stair apartments, my boyfriend literally lost his pinky finger 2 winters ago by slipping down them

[@1898NC]

Does this mean you are coming back to the US?

[@ONWorldTravel]

We’ll be mixing in more US over the next months, got some exciting spots check out!🤘🏽

[@CJBronco2]

are you guys completely done with RV camping?

[@ONWorldTravel]

No we’ll definitely be back it’s just a matter of when 🤙🏽

[@darthbakercamelia]

No use going to Bernie Beigne, La Beignerie is the place to go for donuts.

[@itsasecret29]

For tourists and immigrants, you let people out of the metro before going in. Thanks.

[@ONWorldTravel]

Good to know, thanks

[@leebrowwski]

Mount Royal is a mountain and a dormant volcano. You need bleph surgery or knock off the close ups.

[@thekingkarocs]

Rue well pronounced :)

[@ONWorldTravel]

Haha thanks!

[@alexs6352]

A word of advice for the bixi system, don't use the blue electric ones without a helmet! Anything electric requires a helmet in the province of Quebec and the police won't be shy about giving you a 100$+ ticket.

[@claudelalonde1732]

As a regular user of blue bixi, i am still waiting for my first ticket in 4 years.

[@chriskazanas9941]

Wilenski's doesn’t serve smoked meat.

[@tylersouth1056]

Please go back to RV Life!! I love watching RV living and by Far you guys are the Funnest to Watch and I mean FUNNY!! Thanks for making me laugh!!

[@ONWorldTravel]

Haha thanks! We definitely miss it! We still plan on full time RVing again but it probably won’t be this year. Thanks for sticking around anyways, cheers!

[@papa54321]

You could go to one of the oldest city in north anerica, Quebec city! Only 2h30 driving from Montreal

[@Wirmish]

More like 2h30.

[@TeamSauceTravels]

Good representation of Canadians in the summer😂🎉❤

[@Vali615]

You guys went to only tourist traps in Montreal lol

[@jdbankshot]

ya, but those spots & tours are still kick ass, tabarnac!

[@silirat]

It is easier to ride a Bixi in Montreal if you keep both hands on the bars AS REQUIRED BY LAW, and don't use an electronic device will biking WHICH IS ALSO AGAINST THE LAW. Show respect for the places you visit and follow the rules.

[@Renbits]

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[@K_8C]

Wilensky's for smoked meat? No No, smoked meat is at Schwartz's

[@senuaquest]

I ha a friend from ther eand the ggest thign he never liked is tha teven though he can speak both Canadain french and Eglish just becasue of his English accent he was not fully accepted als other are areas were just walking one block out of an area tha twill only use French Candian and not english even though the yspeak both Quesbe is pretty racist from wha the told me and als oa few other epole that I know tha thave lived then and then mopved out of prenvce moved back but then had to again move outof the Fech Canadaina areas because of this . I am not sure if it is still like this but it was back and befoer the 1990s

[@jdiscount]

Little Burgundy is a dump you could have just skipped that.

[@GoWestYoungMan]

With French signs and language it was easy to forget you were in Canada? What a bizarre statement. Surely seeing and hearing French should make one think you were in Canada, it being one of the 2 major official languages of the country. 25% of Canada is francophone. Saying it made you forget you were in Ontario or Alberta would make more sense.

[@TheInsaneTruth]

Well it wouldn't make sense at all because you're not in Ontario or Alberta

[@sammexp]

At the same time me too I forget I am in Canada with all the English signs. It looks like the US

[@martincote6499]

One of the two major official languages? Fais tes devoirs, il y en a seulement deux…

[@propriapersona6479]

The reality is that anglo Canadians have the luxury to forget this country is bilingual, since their lack of knowledge in the other official language, French, will be accomodated by the French speakers who are usually far more bilingual. This is the very reason why anglos' complaints about bilingualism or Quebec's official language are usually very, very gauche and awkward for anyone remotely wordly.

[@martincote6499]

@@propriapersona6479 Funny, I always thought English was « the other official language », but I digress… You say « luxury » but to me (for me? I’m busted, I’m a French-Canadian), it’s more laziness. French speaking people, in the federal civil service at least, do NOT have a choice BUT to become proficient English while their English speaking counterparts don’t. When the English speaking people want to get promoted, they will cry their hearts out because they do not have the appropriate second language profile and will move heaven and earth to go on (ideally) full-time, PENSIONABLE, second language training for a second language profile that expires in 5 years. Since they won’t practice during those five years. Their proficiency will have dropped and they will « need » to go on SLT (hint, that is code for French training for anglos)again, on company PENSIONABLE time…

[@gooseman480]

No one wears helmets?

[@mcleisterkerwin8606]

Tiresome how privileged people equate lack of cleanliness with homelessness. Rubbish lying about is not the same as unhoused people occupying public space.

[@bigboyiams]

Living in Montreal and visiting are two different things lol people go out to forget about how crap it is to live there

[@renatoestanislao8170]

First

[@ONWorldTravel]

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[@kakawett8362]

You forgot to show the thousands of homeless people.

[@Zombie-lx3sh]

First sentence is very obviously wrong and that's clear for anyone who lives in Canada. Not worth the watch.

[@briancox5752]

You guys have never been to Chicago, have you? Other than the French people, everything you described is right here. Oh and we have more Michelin star chefs for the foodie in you.

[@ONWorldTravel]

We haven’t yet but we’ve wanted to go! When it comes to big North American cities, it’s at the top of our list to visit! We’ve heard great things!🤘🏽

[@joenroute9646]

Not really ! Toronto is similar to Chicago not Montreal

[@pbasswil]

@@joenroute9646 True, Chicago & Montrea - while both great cities - are not very comparable. And btw, there is _fabulous_ world-class cuisine available in Montreal (if you can afford that kind of thing).

[@RichFinn-ue2yw]

It's not even close.....Mtl blows Chicago out of the water

[@pbasswil]

@@RichFinn-ue2yw Cities aren't just contenstants in a rankings game! They're organic events in time, expressions of a population and its economy and era. Both Chic and Mtl are amazing places that you could inhabit & explore for a lifetime. (That said, you'd be considerably _safer_ in Montreal... less divide & alienation between rich & poor, races & ethnicities, educated & uneducated, etc. )

[@kingmoq3087]

Month of hibernation? Chopping wood 😂 literally insulting you think we live in 1980 ?

[@ONWorldTravel]

We're just having some fun with it, no offense intended! 😉

[@ezio9010]

montréal is not a good place to live in, I lived there for 6 years(plateau and pointe claire). The downs upweights the ups, and living outside of mtl such as st-lambert (where I lived for 12years) is even worse. Moving to qc city was the best decision I ever made.

[@ONWorldTravel]

We’re happy you found a place you love, thanks for watching!

[@jdavidblais]

Why go to montreal ? The least ((french)québécois) city in Quebec province ?

[@MrDogStream]

looks like they don't promote birth control too much over there. Damn these places are so jampacked with people and it's something that you have to be comfortable with I imagine.

[@bellybutthole69]

Have you been to any city ever??

[@pascha4527]

Yeah birth control is used only in winter. There is 50 times less people outside during winter

[@Ronan1701]

11 million tourists come to visit Montreal every year. Only 1.8 million people live on the island of Montreal.

[@robertruffo2134]

You guys did not do your research. Weilenskies is only famous because it is the worst restaurant in the city, and has not changed decor at all since the 1930s. They did not serve smoked meat. They serve depression-era mystery meat. It's kind of a museum/dare more than an actual restaurant. Also, downtown is a neighborhood - what you were showing is called Old Montreal or the Old Port and Chinatown. As well, Mile End and Le Plateau are two completely different places with completely different vibes and resident socio-economics. Wow, what a lazy effort.

[@merc340sr]

The dark side of Montreal: thousands of panhandlers, poorest city in Canada, many violent demonstrations with smashed store windows, many strikes, poor customer service, waiters ask for tips, cyclists will tell you to move over, pay for parking evenings and weekends, potholes all over, few jobs, I lived there for 28 years, had enough, never regret leaving.

[@cecaju9516]

Good riddance.

[@jdbankshot]

wait staff only ask for tips because tourists, even those from toronto, do not tip. bunch of mr. pink's. if your pint of beer is 7$, you give them 8. every city has the negatives you mentioned. poorest cities in canada are van & tor, not even close. panhandlers in montreal are only downtown. same for the protests, always downtown, & usually only about once a year. a few rich corporations have to pay for new windows, big deal. pay to park is everywhere. we deal with the negatives & celebrate the positives, with a smile. good riddance, we don't need you.

[@helphelp9400]

Vancouver, Canada is better

[@ONWorldTravel]

We have yet to visit Vancouver but plan on it sometime soon! We’d love to see how it compares! Cheers!

[@TheTroyc1982]

Vancouver is not even close to being a great as Montreal is.

[@joenroute9646]

without it's great location , Vancouver is just a generic North American city. Same architecture, food , culture and language with a short history

[@emiriebois2428]

Vancouver without its surroundings ( sea and mountain )is be very standard . We do not go to Vancouver for Vancouver itself , but its escape to nature .

[@aq_cbg_spartan2184]

Hell no

[@genestdaniel9882]

Montreal is ugly and smelly, it was we said in Québec